Red Center
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The Red Center is a re-education and indoctrination facility for women in Margaret Atwood’s "The Handmaid’s Tale," where future Handmaids are trained under the strict authority of Aunt Lydia.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional institution
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indoctrination center ⓘ re-education facility ⓘ training center for Handmaids ⓘ |
| appearsInMedium |
novel
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television series adaptation of The Handmaid’s Tale ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | The Handmaid’s Tale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
indoctrination
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loss of identity ⓘ patriarchy ⓘ religious fundamentalism ⓘ totalitarian control ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Margaret Atwood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlsAspectOfLife |
religious practice of trainees
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sexuality of women ⓘ speech and communication of trainees ⓘ |
| enforces |
religious instruction
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strict discipline ⓘ surveillance of trainees ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | part of dystopian setting ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext | The Handmaid’s Tale (1985 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Aunts ⓘ |
| governingRegime | Gilead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Gilead’s official ideology
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biblical rhetoric ⓘ |
| locatedInFictionalUniverse | Republic of Gilead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | to show how Gilead reshapes women’s identities ⓘ |
| notableCharacterPresent |
Janine
NERFINISHED
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Moira NERFINISHED ⓘ Offred NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryAuthorityFigure | Aunt Lydia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to break down the previous identities of women
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to enforce obedience to Gilead’s gender norms ⓘ to indoctrinate women into Gilead’s theocratic ideology ⓘ to train women to become Handmaids ⓘ |
| supervisesActivity |
Bible-based lessons
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group confession sessions ⓘ physical drills and routines ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
institutionalized misogyny in Gilead
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mechanisms of state indoctrination ⓘ |
| targetsGroup |
fertile women
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women deemed transgressors by Gilead ⓘ |
| trainingOutcome | assignment of women to Commanders’ households ⓘ |
| trainsRole | Handmaid ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
physical punishment
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psychological manipulation ⓘ scriptural justification for control ⓘ shame and guilt ⓘ |
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